2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

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2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2016–17 record19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Easley
  • Peter Gash
  • Eddie Shannon
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Furman 14 4   .778 23 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Wofford 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Mercer 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Samford 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
The Citadel 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
VMI 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish for fourth place. In the SoCon Tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.

On March 29, 2017, head coach Matt McCall left the program to take the head coaching job at UMass.[1] On April 3, the Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris as the new head coach.[2]

Previous season[]

The Mocs finished the 2015–16 season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Samford, Western Carolina, and East Tennessee State to win the SoCon Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Indiana.

Roster[]

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Chuck Ester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Geismar, Louisiana
G 1 Greg Pryor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Rodney Chatman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
G/F 3 Nat Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Panama City, Florida
G 4 Johnathan Burroughs-Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 5 Justin Tuoyo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Georgia
G 10 Peyton Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Monticello, Kentucky
G 11 Makale Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kingsport, Tennessee
G 12 Dylan Brewster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lenoir City, Tennessee
F 13 Trayvond Massenburg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 14 David Jean-Baptiste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 15 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
F 21 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Nashville, Tennessee
F 23 Tre McLean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charleston, South Carolina
G 24 Casey Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Covenant W 76–43 
McKenzie Arena (2,508)
Chattanooga, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Tennessee
Maui on the Mainland
W 81–69  1–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,483)
Knoxville, TN
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 North Carolina
Maui on the Mainland
L 57–97  1–1
Dean Smith Center (13,402)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Hiwassee W 102–54  2–1
McKenzie Arena (3,150)
Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2016*
8:30 pm
vs. Central Arkansas
Maui on the Mainland semifinals
W 75–64  3–1
Christl Arena (921)
West Point, NY
11/20/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Arkansas State
Maui on the Mainland finals
L 67–73  3–2
Christl Arena (120)
West Point, NY
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 88–71  4–2
KSU Convocation Center (1,031)
Kennesaw, GA
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 68–52  5–2
HTC Center (1,339)
Conway, SC
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–52  6–2
McKenzie Arena (2,655)
Chattanooga, TN
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Marshall W 96–85  7–2
McKenzie Arena (3,064)
Chattanooga, TN
12/14/2016*
12:00 pm
Tennessee Wesleyan W 107–65  8–2
McKenzie Arena (2,807)
Chattanooga, TN
12/17/2016*
8:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 74–76  8–3
Memorial Gymnasium (9,376)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2016*
2:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 73–57  9–3
McKenzie Arena (3,370)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Western Carolina W 64–48  10–3
(1–0)
Ramsey Center (1,020)
Cullowhee, NC
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 68–73  10–4
(1–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,546)
Greensboro, NC
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 77–66  11–4
(2–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,829)
Chattanooga, TN
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 80–64  12–4
(3–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,495)
Chattanooga, TN
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 83–72  13–4
(4–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,143)
Chattanooga, TN
01/14/2017
4:30 pm
at Mercer W 70–68  14–4
(5–1)
Hawkins Arena (3,672)
Macon, GA
01/21/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 82–78  15–4
(6–1)
McKenzie Arena (4,644)
Chattanooga, TN
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI L 64–80  15–5
(6–2)
McKenzie Arena (2,847)
Chattanooga, TN
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 71–76  15–6
(6–3)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149)
Johnson City, TN
02/02/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 91–68  16–6
(7–3)
McKenzie Arena (4,364)
Chattanooga, TN
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 77–65  17–6
(8–3)
McKenzie Arena (5,449)
Chattanooga, TN
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Furman L 56–60  17–7
(8–4)
Timmons Arena (2,223)
Greenville, SC
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Wofford W 73–65  18–7
(9–4)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,004)
Spartanburg, SC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
at VMI W 74–68  19–7
(10–4)
Cameron Hall (969)
Lexington, VA
02/18/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 51–65  19–8
(10–5)
McKenzie Arena (6,402)
Chattanooga, TN
02/22/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 68–72 OT 19–9
(10–6)
Pete Hanna Center (1,874)
Homewood, AL
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 54–64  19–10
(10–7)
McKenzie Arena (5,632)
Chattanooga, TN
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at The Citadel L 76–85  19–11
(10–8)
McAlister Field House (3,300)
Charleston, SC
SoCon Tournament
03/04/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Wofford
Quarterfinals
L 67–79  19–12
U.S. Cellular Center (4,525)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[3][4].

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Henley, Gene (March 30, 2017). "Matt McCall takes job at UMass; Mocs start search for new coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Polzin, Jim (April 3, 2017). "Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris hired as coach at Chattanooga". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  4. ^ "2021-22 Chattanooga Mocs Schedule".
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